Sangre (Thalía song)
{{short description|1992 song by Thalía}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Sangre
| cover = Sangre single cover.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Thalía
| album = Love
| released = 1992
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Latin pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=36}}
| label = Melody/Fonovisa
| writer =
- Thalía Sodi
| producer =
| prev_title = Te Necesito
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Maria Mercedes
| next_year = 1992
| misc =
}}
"Sangre" is the first single taken from the album Love by Mexican singer Thalía. The song was composed by the singer herself and the lyrics are dedicated to Alfredo Díaz Ordáz who died before the album was released. The song was successful in Mexico peaking at number two in the Notitas Musicales chart. "Sangre" is the third of four songs in which Thalía talks about body fluids, the others are "Saliva", "Sudor" and "Lágrimas" from the albums Thalía, Mundo de Cristal and En éxtasis, respectively.{{cite book|title=Latina Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aod2AAAAMAAJ|year=2005|work=Latina|publisher=Latina Publications|page=106}}{{cite web|title=Ay,caramba! 20 anos de "En Extasis", álbum marcante de Thalia|url=http://osentendidos.com.br/2015/10/28/aycaramba-20-anos-de-en-extasis-album-marcante-de-thalia/|first=Ivisson|last=Cardoso|date=28 October 2015|accessdate=19 October 2020|work=Os Entendidos|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020000334/http://osentendidos.com.br/2015/10/28/aycaramba-20-anos-de-en-extasis-album-marcante-de-thalia/|archivedate=20 October 2020|url-status=live|language=Portuguese}}
Background and production
In 1990, while working on the production of her first solo album, Thalía met Alfredo Diaz Ordaz who was part of Televisa's music department,{{cite book|author=Thalia|title=Growing Stronger|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dC5Uh77ila8C&pg=PT44|date=1 November 2011|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-101-54461-7|pages=44–}} he produced the artist's first album and at the same time became her boyfriend. The producer proposed to the singer when she thought about giving up her career after the severe criticism she received for her first album. About to get married the singer discovered that the one who was considered to be a mentor{{cite magazine|last=Aguilera|first=Teresa|title=Billboard: Thalía, Latin America Reigning Music Queen|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33-IA3|date=29 November 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=33–|issn=0006-2510}} and future husband had just died and in his honor the singer wrote the song "Sangre".{{cite journal|title=Me atacan por envidia|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/11/06/41/Ar04107.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1125340&PageLabelPrint=41&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=15&ViewMode=HTML|date=6 November 1992|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=19 October 2020}} The song was produced by Luis Carlos Esteban{{cite journal|title=Hit Parade|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/07/20/46/Ar04600.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1024614&PageLabelPrint=46&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=30&ViewMode=HTML|date=20 July 1992|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=19 October 2020|page=46}} and was chosen as the first single from the singer's Love album.{{cite journal|title=Thalía estrena elepe|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/05/18/48/Ar04805.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=961725&PageLabelPrint=48&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=20&ViewMode=HTML|date=18 May 1992|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=19 October 2020}} A music video for the special Love Thalía was made.{{cite AV media |people=Thalía |date= |title=Thalia - Sangre - Especial "Love y Otras Fantasías" – Video Oficial 1993|trans-title= |medium= |language= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiF3n7m9XAA|access-date=6 November 2020 |format= |time= |location= |publisher=YouTube |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= }} It was included in the Thalía's box set La Historia released by Universal Music in 2010, which included the singer's first three albums and a DVD with her music videos from the Fonovisa era.{{cite AV media notes|title=La Historia|others=Thalía|year=2010|publisher=Universal Music Mexico|id=60252759860 }}
Commercial reception
Like her previous singles "Sangre" was a huge success in Mexico and according to the journal El Siglo de Torreón peaked at number two in Mexico City.{{cite journal |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/11/24/40/Ar04007.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1140862&PageLabelPrint=40&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=HTML|title=El elepe de Viló|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=14 November 2020|page=40|date=24 November 1992}} It also peaked number one in San Salvador,{{cite journal |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/12/18/58/Ar05811.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1163004&PageLabelPrint=58&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=5&ViewMode=HTML|title=Discos más populares de Latinoamérica|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=14 November 2020|date=18 December 1992|page=58}} number two in Lima{{cite journal |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/12/29/46/Ar04600.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1172779&PageLabelPrint=46&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=5&ViewMode=HTML|title=Discos Mas Populares de Latinoamerica|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=14 November 2020|page=46|date=29 December 1992}} number three in Panama,{{cite journal |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/11/29/68/Ar06800.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1145254&PageLabelPrint=68&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=5&ViewMode=HTML|title=Discos más populares|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=14 November 2020|page=61|date=14 September 1992}} and number eight in Santo Domingo.{{cite web |author1=United Press International (UPI) |title=Disco más populares de Latinoamérica |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/12/29/46/Ar04600.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1172779&PageLabelPrint=46&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=paulina%2brubio&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=5&ViewMode=HTML |publisher=El Siglo de Torreón |access-date=6 May 2021 }}
Track listing
- Source:{{cite AV media notes|title=Sangre|others=Thalía|year=1992|publisher=Melody/Fonovisa|id=PE/5077 }}
{{Tracklist
| headline = A side
| title1 = Sangre
| note1 =
| writer1 = Thalía Sodi
| length1 = 3:15
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = B side
| title2 = Sangre
| note2 =
| writer2 = Thalía Sodi
| length2 = 3:35
}}
Charts
References
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{{Thalía}}
{{Thalía Singles}}